CVE-2000-0594 Information

Description

BitchX IRC client does not properly cleanse an untrusted format string which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via an invite to a channel whose name includes special formatting characters.

Reference

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-07/0026.html http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-07/0098.html http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-07/0105.html http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/freebsd/2000-07/0042.html http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vuln-dev/2000-q3/0018.html http://www.calderasystems.com/support/security/advisories/CSSA-2000-022.0.txt http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2000-042.html http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1436 https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/4897